The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-07
MINNESOTA NEWS.
The GrasshOppers Around Perham.

Pcrham, Otter Tail Co., Special: COnsid-
erable is being said i'll the newspapers re.
garding the grasshoppers in this section.
| Last fall, just after harvest, quite Il num-
Ter OF the little pests were noticed in the
wheat stubble. Nothing much was thought
oil this and the matter Was soon forgotten.
| AS soon us warm weather came this spring.
however, people found that the hoppers OF
the fall before had laid their eggs and
| thousands Of these small insects were
Matching out every day. They commenced
| by eating down the grain on three or four
! farms on the eastern border OF the
little prairie OF which Perham is the center
| and as soon as they were able to fly, scat
tered over all the prairie, which is four
miles III circumference, whers they have
been AT work eversince. Whenever there is
a favorable wind large numbers al them
leave. Their depredatipns have not OK,
| tended INTO the timbered districts yet, but
arc confined TO the prairie section before
mentioned. The damage done will not ex
! coed q thousand acres. The merchants
here feel no apprehension.
| Pensions issued to citizens q Minnesota
Nancy, mother ! S Higiay, Morristown,
! Original, A. klef, Farming; w. w. Swath-
| good, St Cloud, j. Abbott, st. Paul; NJ.
| knopp, Wnona. Increase: j. Harring-
| ton, Minneapolis; w. O'Brien, Corcoran;
Z. Rathbun, Wykoff; w. II. Beardsley
| Cltheral.
A party Of surveyors have completed
the work OF laying out the village OF Grand
| Marais, Cook county, fer g Milwaukee cor
| poratiun styled Grand Marais Real Es
| cate AMI Improvement company, IAa
4ew village .s near the present Town Of
Grand Marais.
bishop hilbert aud other ., distinguished
| m ~t
NV, - " 'N' -,,.scopal clergy consecra-
. -. Luke's church at Hastings.
At Albert Lea, Doctors Ohage OF st. Paul
and Wedge, Wilcox and Blackmer OF Al
bert Lea performed the very rare operation
OF moving gall bladder, which contained
| sixteen stones, from Mrs. |. Z. Lewis, ased
| thlrty-tve years.
Patents issued to citizens of MINES t.a
F. w. Barret, Minneapolis thill coup
ling j. Bette, Jordan, animal catcher; r.
Findesen, Fergus Falls, barrow; q. +. Hell
liwell, Minneapolis, machine for fastening
sacks: J Rigley, Minneapolis, gas expand
ed and shade holder.
The Minnesota & Northwestern road has
three surveying parties in the field between
Duluth and st. Paul locating lines. The
work on the surveys is expected be com
pleted early in the fall, and the route OF
the road selected at once.
Frank Stafford OF Mayville, while intoxi-
a.ed, sat down on the track OF the Mani
toba, short distance this side OF Osakis,
and was killed.
The railroad commissioners listened to
a series OF complaints against the Milwau-
kee road, and received from that company
a demurrer to the charges OF unequal and
unjust rates brought against it by the
board OF trade unions OF Owatonna. Fari
bault, Dundas, Northfield and Farming.
ton. For these towns J. NJ. Burlingame of
Owatonna, 0. f. Perkins OF Mortified and
A. ID. keves OF Faribault appeared.
Fire in Mccarthy & Donnelly s undertake
ing store at st. Paul caused a loss OF
$4,000.
A son OF j. Quamme, living near Can
non Falls. was kicked by horse recently
from the effects of which he died.
Many farmers in Winona county are cut
ting their wheat green for hay to save
it from the ravages OF the chinch bug.
This pest never was so bold as it is this
year. Having about ruined the small
grains i'll some localities, they are attack.
ing the corntields
Jacob kirwel, OF Fergus Falls, was fined
and sentenced to ten days Imprisonment
for selling keg OF beer on Sunday.
Hon. VIM. Window has been elected
president of the Lake SUPERB or Cons olidat-
ed Iron company
The Salvation army has taken posses
sion of the Camp Meeting grounds at Red
Rock, near st. Paul, and makes a good
deal OF music OF various kinds.
The Minnesota State Editorial associa-
ton will meet in twentieth annual session
at Anoka July 13.
The annual business meeting OF the Min
nesota Odd Fellows Mutual Business 80.
ciety was held at st. Paul. The officers
elected for the following year were: Presi
dent, Joseph Burgfeld, st. Paul: vice presi-
dent, DIR. j. c. Cockburne, Minneapolis;
Charles Griswold secretary; R. A. Smith,
treasurer; DIR. Richie, medical director,
and /. Y. D. Heard, attorney The office
of general agent, formerly filled by Walter
G. Dye of Winona was abandoned. The
following directors were elected for one
year: August Ende, Joseph Beryield,
David Ramaley, Sherwood Housh all oil
st. Paul. For two years: II. j. Strouse,
Charles Griswold. st. Paul. For three
years. T. B. jackson, j. c. Cockburne,
Minneapolis; C. d. Strong, Robert A.
Smith, st. Paul.
Rev, Morris Hobart, who died in Man.
kato was buried in the Cannon Falls GENE.
terry, under the auspices of the masonic
fraternity.
Mai. Newson, chairman OF the committee
Minnesota Editors and Publishers associ-
alton, has issued what he terms his last
CALL For some time he has been trying
to induce the editors OF the state to give
some facts OF a personal nature in order
that they may be preserved i'll history. OF
325 editors twice notified only 9S have re-
sponded.
Potter Schroeder of Perham was brought
before United States Commissioner Tillot-
Il, Ill.
beer at wholesale without government
license. He was held in $3.50 to appear
at the October term OF the United States
district court at st. Paul. Heis a wealthy
brewer.
Rev. Benjamin Welles, who had been tn e
pastor Of Presbyterian congregations at
Harrington and White Bear Lake, and for
four years superintendent of schools oil
Ramsey county, died in Redwood Falls in
the SEVENTEEN year OF his age.
At Duluth NJ. Mclean, bookkoeper for
Beriah Magotfin & Co., real estate agents
J disappeared few days ago. 1t is stated
that he presented check for $3.50 on the
Duluth National bank. purporting to be
signed by the firm and payable to himself,
on which he received the money and which
the firm claims is forgery
At Anoka, a military company has beer
organized from the ranks OF the Sons o
l Veterans. c. IL. Tasker was elected cap
tain, NJ. H. Kline first lieutenant and l.
J. Greenwald second lieutenant.
A large audience saw John p. Glow easily
do Tom Hinch at Theatre Comique, Mime
apoiis.
Eliza beth Maisch of Moorhead aged six
tyfive years, was adjudged insane and
taken to the insane asylum at st. Peter.
! Austin Is to he bonded for water works
; The appropriation was carried by IL vote
of 1877 to SO. The plan is for system oil
wells for drinking purposes and the river
connection with fires. The estimated
cost is from $50, 900 to $4,000.
Anoka makes generous offer for tn,
Soldiers Home.
G. d. Stoddard was recently murdered
at his home in Oregon by one OF his neigh
. bors. His murderer in endeavoring to
evade arrest was shot by the sheriff Mr.
Stoddard removed twelve years ago from
4 Rosemount, Dakota county, to Renville
Z county, and four years ago went to Ore
gOn.